A Doctor Administers a Placebo to Simon and Shortly Thereafter

question 104

Multiple Choice

A doctor administers a placebo to Simon and shortly thereafter he feels better.This placebo effect occurs unconsciously and is due to a learning process termed:

• A)operant conditioning.
• B)classical conditioning.
• C)habituation.
• D)observational learning.

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Definitions:

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